While ethical investing may mean different things to different people, don’t you agree that financial firms should draw the line at helping to support genocide? Help change the status quo on Wall Street. Together we can end investments in genocide.

JPMorgan Chase

Many financial institutions invest in a handful of foreign oil companies, such as PetroChina, which help to fund the government of Sudan’s deadly campaign of violence against millions of its citizens. With a billion-dollar stake, JPMorgan is one of PetroChina’s largest investors.

JPMorgan’s current policies are not addressing their investments tied to genocide. Despite having adopted a variety of policies addressing social concerns and being a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, JPMorgan actually increased its holdings in PetroChina, in 2011.

Genocide-free investing was on the JPMorgan ballot in 2013, 2012, and 2011. Read more about the proxy voting here. Due to regulatory technicalities we will not be on the ballot at JPMorgan this year but will be working on alternative approaches to improve our shareholder proposal campaigns at JPMorgan for the future.